Swing your iPhone. Land balls on real streets. Walk to them. Play Chicago's iconic landmarks as golf holes.
Three steps. No clubs needed.
Hold your phone like a golf club and physically swing it. CoreMotion detects your swing speed and direction for realistic shot physics.
Your ball flies through the air and lands on real sidewalks and paths. Shot archetypes like fades, draws, and slices affect where it goes.
Follow the walking route to your ball, then swing again. Putt when you're close to the pin. Complete all holes for your scorecard.
CoreMotion at 100Hz captures your real swing. Power and direction map to ball physics.
Dynamic wind per hole affects your ball. Headwind, tailwind, crosswind — plan your shot.
Perfect Drive, Fade, Draw, Slice, Hook, Push, Pull, Topped, Whiff — every swing is unique.
Balls snap to real walkable paths. Off-path? Take a penalty drop or chip back with a wedge.
See your ball's real-world location in immersive street-level imagery before each shot.
Simultaneous mode for big groups. Everyone swings at their own pace on the same course.
Compete for the best score on every course. See where you rank against all players.
Beautiful, screenshot-ready scorecards to share with friends after every round.
Four courses across Chicago. Each hole is a real landmark you walk between.
Deering Library to The Rock
Gentile Arena to Loyola Beach
The Bean to Shedd Aquarium
Lincoln Park Zoo to Belmont Harbor
The app adapts to your permissions. Play outdoors, on a walk, or from your couch.
Location + Camera + Motion
Location only
No permissions needed
Download Side Swing on TestFlight and start playing Chicago's most unique golf courses.
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